2013 News

The Church of Flying Spaghetti Monster is now accepted as an official religion in Poland after a 2013 ruling was overturned on Tuesday.

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Candy Crush Saga was the most downloaded free app of 2013. The addictive game was downloaded over 500 million times from Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play store after being launched last year.

Pop music superstar Austin Mahone has had a phenomenal year in 2013. He shared a video clip with some of his best moments on his YouTube channel.

Elk Grove - I remember when Polaroids were a hot item. Gosh, I must be old. I remember my first real SLR. For all you millennials, that stands for single-lens-reflex.

Based on several new reports, China's video game market has generated $13 billion in 2013, despite major restrictions on the industry.

Toronto - The Winter Solstice celebration in Kensington Market has been a tradition in Toronto for 24 years. Winter Solstice (sometimes called Saturnalia or Yule) is the pagan festival that ancient peoples of Europe celebrated on the shortest day of the year.

Country singer Hunter Hayes reflected on how great the year 2013 has been for him and his team via his latest YouTube video that was posted on his channel.

So someone put together an animated video, one whole minute in length, which captures everything you needed to know about 2013. You'll never guess which personages feature most ... or maybe you will?

Let's face it, it's easier to be in the news business in a format where you can be edited, as demonstrated by this incredible array of highly embarrassing news bloopers by various TV presenters worldwide.